gantlet

Noun
  1. To offer or accept a challenge (synset 107246935)
    "threw down the gauntlet"; "took up the gauntlet"
    is a type of: challenge - a call to engage in a contest or fight
    same as: gauntlet
  2. A glove of armored leather;
    Protects the hand (synset 103434681)
    is a type of: glove - handwear: covers the hand and wrist
    is a part of: body armor, body armour, cataphract, coat of mail, suit of armor, suit of armour - armor that protects the wearer's whole body
    same as: gauntlet, metal glove
  3. A glove with long sleeve (synset 103434592)
    is a type of: glove - handwear: covers the hand and wrist
    same as: gauntlet
  4. The convergence of two parallel railroad tracks in a narrow place;
    The inner rails cross and run parallel and then diverge so a train remains on its own tracks at all times (synset 103420778)
    is a type of: railroad, railroad track, railway - a line of track providing a runway for wheels
  5. A form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victim (synset 101166553)
    is a type of: corporal punishment - the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime
    same as: gauntlet

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